Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Autumn, 1995, pp. 53-65
Description
Examines pre-emptive use of the words America and American by mainstream, effects of denial of right of Indigenous peoples to use the name of their own land and resulting terms like "Native American" and "American Indian."
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 20-21
Description
Reports on the review of an Aboriginal community medical service in Wooloongabba in Brisbane by CHASP (Community Health Accreditation Standards Program) and goals of the service.
Part V: Techological Strategies to Recover Stolen or Illegally Obtained Art Objects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara L. Rottenberg
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [315]-
Description
Description of the HERB (Bibliographical Datatbase on Hertiage Law) database which contains information relating to legal and administrative issues in the field of cultural property, with citations drawn from international literature including books, journal articles, law reports, conference proceedings and government documents.
Using Qualitative Research to Understand the Sociocultural Origins of Diabetes among Cape Breton Micmac
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kim D. Travers
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, 1995, pp. [140-143]
Description
Study conducted to test the hypothesis that the longer the contact with Euro-Canadian lifestyles, the higher the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 4, December 2016, pp. 435-436
Description
Book review: Utkuhikšalingmiut Uqauhiitigut Uqauhiliurut. Dictionary of Utkuhiksalingmiut Inuktitut Postbase Suffixes Jean L. Briggs, Alana Johns and Conor Cook.
Recounts several incidences of murdered and missing Aboriginal women. Statistics show 4.5 out of every 100,000 Indigenous women are killed by homicide.
Jury recommendations resulting from inquest into the deaths of seven youths from remote communities attending school in Thunder Bay.
Verdict Explanation.
Very Good Medicine: Indigenous Humour and Laughter
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cynthia Lindquist Mala
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 4, Good Medicine, Summer, May 1, 2016, pp. [28-31,7]
Description
Brief article discusses how laughter contributes to good health and the role humour plays in Indigenous culture, Includes quotes from Dakota comedian Mylo Redwater Smith.
Explains free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the term "veto" by the Supreme Court.
International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, vol. 4, no. 1, 2016, pp. 48-63
Description
Reviews eight articles, most focussing on interventions using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy model. Results support using traditional cultural activities in treatments.
Panel discussion about government accountability and the forthcoming inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and efforts to strengthen community-based responses. to violence.
Duration: 2:16:01.
Includes toolkit to help with workshop templates for environmental violence teach-ins, resources for healing and traditional land-based medicines, and community health assessments.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 1, 2016, pp. 19-32
Description
Looks at settler colonialism and the 1850 Act for the Government and Protections of Indians paving the way for victimization and criminalization of American Native women.
Documentary about a Cree community in northern Alberta where the children are taught traditional stories and traditional ways by the old people.
Duration: 14:32.
Looks at data gathered from children, youth, caregivers, and other stakeholders regarding involvement with the child welfare system and identifies issues that are contributing to the over-representation of Aboriginal young people in the system. Presents 8 recommendation to improve outcomes.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 169, November 2016, pp. 18-26
Description
"In this paper, we develop a framework for assessing vulnerability to injury and use it to identify and characterize the determinants of injuries on the land in Nunavut".